main aaj zad pe agar huu.n to Khush gumaan na ho
charaaG sab ke bujhenge havaa kisii ki nahiin
मैं आज ज़द पे अगर हूँ तो ख़ुश गुमान न हो
चराग़ सब के बुझेंगे हवा किसी की नहीं
Don't nurse fanciful notions because I am the target today
All lights will eventually be put out, the wind is truly hostile
Ahmed Faraz
A similar thought has been expressed by Rahat Indori in this couplet
Lagegi aag to aayenge ghar kaii zad mein
yahaa.n pe sirf hamaaraa makaan thoDii hai
लगेगी आग तो आयेंगे घर कई ज़द में
यहाँ पे सिर्फ़ हमारा मकान थोड़ी है
On a similar thought, you can read this beautiful poem by Nawaz Deobandi here
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